Thirsty Thursday: 2009 Concannon Conservancy Crimson & Clover

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I had a bit of glee-squee-act-like-a-teenage-girl last week.

You see, I found the 2009 Concannon Conservancy Crimson & Clover at Cosentino’s Market – Downtown.

I had the good fortune of tasting this wine almost six months ago, but had a booger of a time finding it ANYWHERE in the metro.

The wine leads with aromas of currant, clove, and cedar with a mix of soft vanilla with a mid-purple color in the glass.

The palate is a blend of ripe plum and cherry fruit flavors with a combo of pepper, clove, nutmeg and caramel. It also a bit of acidity on the tongue (or as I like to call it – party in your mouth), which gives it a favorable palate.

And then the finish happens..

And it is amazing.

It leaves you with the lingering taste of leather, a good tobacco cigar, and spice. (Think cool movie library set smells and flavors.)

This is a great wine to serve with a roast or any grilled steak. Or you can just drink it on it’s own.

The other cool thing. The reason for the Concannon Conservancy label? The grapes were grown on land that is part of a conservancy. They were grown at the Tri-Valley Conservancy, which is an area of over 3,100 acres protected from urban sprawl by a conservation trust.

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